President Franklin Roosevelt Mock TrialTuesday May 16, 2011 Due Date - The Trial Begins!!!NOTE: It is strongly suggested that you show me a rough draft of your trial work. The easiest way to do this (and the easiest way for me to quickly provide you feedback) is to "share" your work w/ me through google docs. Share your file with the following email address: bjhartley@sbcglobal.net
Charges:
1. Turning the United States into a Socialist State
2. Violating the Consitution
3. Giving False Hope to the American People
Goals for Monday 5/9/11: Lawyers/Witnesses:
- Write a one-paragraph explanation of who your witness is and how you plan to use him/her to help your side of the trial. There should be enough detail/information in this paragraph to demonstrate your understanding of the role that your witness will play in the trial. Hand in the paragraph (w/ both students' names and witness name by the end of class.)
- Review the supplemental materials that I have provided in class. Take a copy of any that could be useful for the testimony that your witness will be giving.
- Create a Google Doc or Wikipage on which you and your partner will work.
- Read/Skim the The Depression in the United States - Overview.docx if you're still unclear about cerain aspects of the Depression/New Deal.
- Review the sample witness testimony Q/A script that I have provided in class. It should give you a good idea of how the product should look and sound, as well as how much detailed information about the New Deal should be included to earn as many points as possible.
- Review the FDR Trial Rubrics.doc so you know exactly how I'll be grading your work.
- Map out a plan of attack to ensure that the assignment is completed by Thursday, which is when our trial will begin!
Jurors/Reporters:
- Review the sample articles that I've brought to class (if you haven't already).
- Submit a one-paragraph explanation/synoposis of the article topic you're planning to use. Be as complete as possible about the direction you'll take with the article.
Sample topics: 1930s movies, fashion, music, or literature (or a combination), 1936 Berlin/Olympics, The Coming of WWII, The Road to the Pearl Harbor Attack, the Dust Bowl, an examination of FDR's Critics, a profile of key New Deal players, an examination of one New Deal program (what it did, the strengths/weaknessees, etc.)
- Map out a plan of attack to ensure that the assignment is completed by Thursday, which is the due date. It is strongly suggested that you use MS Publisher to format the document to look like a newspaper article; be sure that you'll have access to a computer with that program.
- Review the FDR Trial Rubrics.doc so you know exactly how I'll be grading your work.
Goals for Friday 5/6/11: Lawyers/Witnesses:
- Decide who will be lead counsel.
- Divide up into lawyer/witness pair.
- Select witnesses for the team
- Assign witnesses to each pair.
- Write a one-paragraph explanation of who your witness is and how you plan to use him/her to help your side of the trial.
- Review the supplementary materials that I've brought to class.
- Identify 2-3 resources that could be helpful to gather information about your witness.
- Create a Google Doc or Wikipage on which you and your partner will work. Jurors/Reporters:
- Explore different topics from the Great Depression and New Deal.
- Decide what the topic of your article will be.
- Review the sample articles that I've brought to class.
- Review the supplementary materials that I've brought to class.
Important FDR Trial Documents: The Depression in the United States - Overview.docx = Overview/Summary of the Great Depression/New Deal. Might be helpful to read/skim BEFORE spending much time researching! Project Pathfinder for FDR Trialhttps://nhsprojectpathfinders.wikispaces.com/Trial+of+President+Franklin+D.+Roosevelt FDR_Trial.doc = Directions/Overview of the Trial FDR Trial Rubrics.doc = This is how you'll work will be graded! Examine this carefully!!!!! FDR Trial Jury Notes.doc Bib of Trial Artcles.doc
(The above document contains bibiliographic citations for the supplementary materials that I will make available in class. Regardless of your role in the trial, there is likely something in these resources that will be helpful. Please see me. Any resources used MUST be appropriately cited in your bibliography. These sources, however, do NOT count toward your required three.)
The supplemental resources that I have available for you contain at least some information on the following topics:
- FDR
- Court Packing Incident (FDR vs. the Supreme Court)
- Dust Bowl (you already have this article)
- How "Welfare" began/developed in the United States. The Great Depression/New Deal has a lot to do with this story.
- Bonus Army March
- Sweden as a modern SOCIALIST nation. (Understanding socialism as an economic system is crucial to successfully completing this mock trial assignment. This article should help give you an understanding of how a socialist system "looks" and works.)
- Adam Smith (father of modern capitalism)
- "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" - article describing the struggles of Americans during the Depression.
- "FDR Proposes an Activist Government"
- "Working People's Letters to New Dealers"
- "Huey Long Proposes Redistribution of Wealth"
- "California Citrus Grower Defends Mexican Famr Workers' Campaign to Organize"
- Conservatives Criticize the New Deal: Herbert Hoover - "Anti-New Deal Campaign Speech, 1936"
- Conservative Criticize the New Deal: Minnie Hardin - "Letter to Eleanor Roosevelt, December 14, 1937"
- Huey Long - "Radicalism on the Left"
- Lois Schart - "Women's Roles in the Depression"
- Manning Marable - "The New Deal and Blacks' Frustrations"
- "Urban Families in the Great Depression"
- FDR's First Inaugural Address (1933)
- "The 'Share Our Wealth' Plan"" (1933)
- "A Business Man's View of the New Deal" (1934)
- "The 'Dust Bowl'" (1935)
- "The Tennessee Valley Authority" (1937)
- "Frances Perkins Endoreses the Social Security Act" (1935)
NOTE: It is strongly suggested that you establish a google account so that you can work collaboratively with your partner and - ultimately - share your finished work with me. NOTE: Please pay attention to how your work will be graded and place your emphasis where it belongs. For example, the amount of detailed, accurate, relevant, developed content (as a reflection of your research) is what matters MOST in determining your grade. NOTE: The grade you earn for your bibliography will largely depend on the number, variety, and quality of the sources you use. It is expected that you will use some of the suggested resources identified through the Pathfinder. Wikipedia, about.com, and schoolnet/spartacus type sources are not considered sufficiently relilable/sophisticated for research and should NOT be used.
1. Turning the United States into a Socialist State
2. Violating the Consitution
3. Giving False Hope to the American People
Lawyers/Witnesses:
- Write a one-paragraph explanation of who your witness is and how you plan to use him/her to help your side of the trial. There should be enough detail/information in this paragraph to demonstrate your understanding of the role that your witness will play in the trial. Hand in the paragraph (w/ both students' names and witness name by the end of class.)
- Review the supplemental materials that I have provided in class. Take a copy of any that could be useful for the testimony that your witness will be giving.
- Create a Google Doc or Wikipage on which you and your partner will work.
- Read/Skim the The Depression in the United States - Overview.docx if you're still unclear about cerain aspects of the Depression/New Deal.
- Review the sample witness testimony Q/A script that I have provided in class. It should give you a good idea of how the product should look and sound, as well as how much detailed information about the New Deal should be included to earn as many points as possible.
- Review the FDR Trial Rubrics.doc so you know exactly how I'll be grading your work.
- Map out a plan of attack to ensure that the assignment is completed by Thursday, which is when our trial will begin!
Jurors/Reporters:
- Review the sample articles that I've brought to class (if you haven't already).
- Submit a one-paragraph explanation/synoposis of the article topic you're planning to use. Be as complete as possible about the direction you'll take with the article.
- Sample topics: 1930s movies, fashion, music, or literature (or a combination), 1936 Berlin/Olympics, The Coming of WWII, The Road to the Pearl Harbor Attack, the Dust Bowl, an examination of FDR's Critics, a profile of key New Deal players, an examination of one New Deal program (what it did, the strengths/weaknessees, etc.)
- Map out a plan of attack to ensure that the assignment is completed by Thursday, which is the due date. It is strongly suggested that you use MS Publisher to format the document to look like a newspaper article; be sure that you'll have access to a computer with that program.- Review the FDR Trial Rubrics.doc so you know exactly how I'll be grading your work.
Lawyers/Witnesses:
- Decide who will be lead counsel.
- Divide up into lawyer/witness pair.
- Select witnesses for the team
- Assign witnesses to each pair.
- Write a one-paragraph explanation of who your witness is and how you plan to use him/her to help your side of the trial.
- Review the supplementary materials that I've brought to class.
- Identify 2-3 resources that could be helpful to gather information about your witness.
- Create a Google Doc or Wikipage on which you and your partner will work.
Jurors/Reporters:
- Explore different topics from the Great Depression and New Deal.
- Decide what the topic of your article will be.
- Review the sample articles that I've brought to class.
- Review the supplementary materials that I've brought to class.
The Depression in the United States - Overview.docx = Overview/Summary of the Great Depression/New Deal. Might be helpful to read/skim BEFORE spending much time researching!
Project Pathfinder for FDR Trial https://nhsprojectpathfinders.wikispaces.com/Trial+of+President+Franklin+D.+Roosevelt
FDR_Trial.doc = Directions/Overview of the Trial
FDR Trial Rubrics.doc = This is how you'll work will be graded! Examine this carefully!!!!!
FDR Trial Jury Notes.doc
Bib of Trial Artcles.doc
(The above document contains bibiliographic citations for the supplementary materials that I will make available in class. Regardless of your role in the trial, there is likely something in these resources that will be helpful. Please see me. Any resources used MUST be appropriately cited in your bibliography. These sources, however, do NOT count toward your required three.)
The supplemental resources that I have available for you contain at least some information on the following topics:
- FDR
- Court Packing Incident (FDR vs. the Supreme Court)
- Dust Bowl (you already have this article)
- How "Welfare" began/developed in the United States. The Great Depression/New Deal has a lot to do with this story.
- Bonus Army March
- Sweden as a modern SOCIALIST nation. (Understanding socialism as an economic system is crucial to successfully completing this mock trial assignment. This article should help give you an understanding of how a socialist system "looks" and works.)
- Adam Smith (father of modern capitalism)
- "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" - article describing the struggles of Americans during the Depression.
- "FDR Proposes an Activist Government"
- "Working People's Letters to New Dealers"
- "Huey Long Proposes Redistribution of Wealth"
- "California Citrus Grower Defends Mexican Famr Workers' Campaign to Organize"
- Conservatives Criticize the New Deal: Herbert Hoover - "Anti-New Deal Campaign Speech, 1936"
- Conservative Criticize the New Deal: Minnie Hardin - "Letter to Eleanor Roosevelt, December 14, 1937"
- Huey Long - "Radicalism on the Left"
- Lois Schart - "Women's Roles in the Depression"
- Manning Marable - "The New Deal and Blacks' Frustrations"
- "Urban Families in the Great Depression"
- FDR's First Inaugural Address (1933)
- "The 'Share Our Wealth' Plan"" (1933)
- "A Business Man's View of the New Deal" (1934)
- "The 'Dust Bowl'" (1935)
- "The Tennessee Valley Authority" (1937)
- "Frances Perkins Endoreses the Social Security Act" (1935)
NOTE: Please pay attention to how your work will be graded and place your emphasis where it belongs. For example, the amount of detailed, accurate, relevant, developed content (as a reflection of your research) is what matters MOST in determining your grade.
NOTE: The grade you earn for your bibliography will largely depend on the number, variety, and quality of the sources you use. It is expected that you will use some of the suggested resources identified through the Pathfinder. Wikipedia, about.com, and schoolnet/spartacus type sources are not considered sufficiently relilable/sophisticated for research and should NOT be used.
Please feel free to post links to resources that you find that might be helpful for other students. (Make sure to provide at least a simple description/title to indicate the topic for which the resource would be helpful.)
[{(http://www.redhotjazz.com/louie.html (Helpful resource for Louis Armstrong/Jazz)
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/tbacig/studproj/is3099/jazzcult/20sjazz/musicians.html)}] (Helpful resource for Jazz)
http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-23-1-a-adam-smith-and-the-wealth-of-nations.html = Adam Smith Article